Star Trek: Discovery - The Light of Kahless, Issue 1

Summary[]

Warp into adventure with this new comic book series that ties into the new Star Trek television show premiering in late September on CBS All Access in the U.S., the Space channel in Canada and Netflix throughout the rest of the world! Details remain secretive so we can't show you covers yet, but we can tell you that you won't want to miss this very special KLINGON-centric series. Be prepared for action, adventure, and Star Trek at its best!

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Background information[]

Creators[]

• Writers:
  • Kirsten Beyer
  • Mike Johnson
• Artists:
  • Tony Shasteen (interior art, cover art)
  • J.K. Woodward (retail incentive cover A art)
  • Declan Shalvey (retail incentive cover B art)
  • Jordie Bellaire (retail incentive cover B colors)
  • J.D. Mettler (colors)
  • AndWorld Design (letters)
• Editors:
  • Sarah Gaydos
  • Chase Marotz
• Production Designer:
  • Neil Uyetake
• Publisher:
  • Ted Adams
• Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters at CBS Consumer Products.

Cover gallery[]

The development of cover A

Retail incentive cover A

Retail incentive cover B

Characters[]

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in IDW DIS characters.

Voq

Klingon follower of T'Kuvma

Paul Stamets

The USS Discovery's Chief Engineer.

Gabriel Lorca

Captain of the USS Discovery.

Sylvia Tilly

Starfleet cadet assigned to USS Discovery.

External link[]

• A guide to the design process of this issue's retail incentive cover A